Initial investigation said that the alleged theft incident
transpired around 1 p.m. inside SM San Lazaro Department Store located
at A.H. Lacson St., Sta. Cruz, Manila, on February 21.

The complainant, identified as Maria Christina Dizon, 28, of No. 26
Trinidad St. Christ the King Las Pinas City, said that she was attending
to her post inside the department store when she saw Mumpar enter the
premises.

The suspect, posing as a customer, reportedly started to pick up
items from display racks including one piece of Freego pants worth
P1,599.75 and one piece of BNY long-sleeves worth P999.75.

Mumpar then hid the stolen items inside her white eco-bag and
reportedly passed by the counter area without paying.

An arresting officer confronted the suspect and arrested her upon
failing to present any proof of purchase for the items.

Mumpar,, now under the custody of Central Market Police Station
(PS-3), will face charges for theft. (Hans Amancio)

D.I. held as impostor

A male dance instructor flagged down by a traffic enforcer was
eventually arrested for falsely presenting himself as a police officer
upon confrontation on Wednesday in Tondo, Manila.

Police reports revealed that prior to the incident, elements of the
Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) had been manning the
traffic flow along Jose Abad Santos St. corner Recto Avenue, Tondo,
Manila on February 21 at around 5 p.m.

The suspect, driving a Honda Wave with plate number ZK 7637,
reportedly drove through the officers' direction without regarding
their presence, prompting PO1 Padre Juan to flag him down.

Langgam was subsequently asked to show his license. The suspect, in
response, introduced himself as a member of he Philippine National
Police (PNP) at Camp Crame.

However, when asked to present his PNP I.D. card, Langgam failed to
produce any and showed a document from the Homeland Trooper Patrol
Safety Group instead.

The suspect was eventually arrested and was brought to the Moriones
Tondo Police Station for further investigation.

Langgam will face charges for violation of R.A. 4136 or Driving
without Driver's License and Art. 177 of the Revised Penal Code or
Usurpation of Authority. (Hans Amancio)

4 persons gunned down

Four people were gunned down while another one was wounded in three
separate incidents in Caloocan City from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Marie Casiquin, 41, jobless, and her
live-in partner, Anabel Mercado, 54, jobless, were shot in the head by a
lone gunman along Macabelo Street in Barangay 37.

Casiquin died on the spot while Mercado passed away while
undergoing treatment at Dr. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center.

Residents in the area told investigators that Casiquin and Mercado
were allegedly involved in drug trafficking, police said.

Authorities recovered from the scene two empty shells of an unknown
caliber..

In Barangay 176, Bagong Silang, 19-year-old tricycle driver Agapito
Tubal and his younger brother Ama, 18, were buying gasoline for their
tricycle when they were shot by two men wearing bonnets around 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday.

Agapito, who sustained gunshot wound in the hips, rushed his
brother to Tala Hospital where Agapito was declared dead on arrival.

Two empty shells and a slug of an unknown caliber of firearm was
recovered from the scene.

Sr. Inspector Dennis Odtuhan, North Caloocan Investigation chief,
said Agapito's family told police that he was receiving death
threats since November over his alleged involvement in a shooting
incident.

Around 10 p.m Wednesday, another tricycle driver identified as
Gilbert Pangilinan, 52, was killed by two men onboard a motorcycle.

Pangilinan left his tricycle and ran for about 100 meters until he
was cornered by the gunmen. He was shot in the chest and abdomen
resulting to his instant death, police said.

Meanwhile, a couple who witnessed the incident were then robbed by
the gunmen. The two men then fled bringing the couple's bag
containing P10,000.

Police are now looking into a land dispute as the possible motive
behind Pangilinan's death. (Kate Louise Javier)

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